DAMPIER COMMITS TO THE U

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- 12/11/2024 at 4:02 PM #237676
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  ncUTE
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  it’s official.
- 12/11/2024 at 4:04 PM #237677
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  Ute Dub
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  Wahoo!
- 12/11/2024 at 4:07 PM #237679
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  Yergensen
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  Good things!
- 12/11/2024 at 4:10 PM #237680
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  SalUteopia
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  LFG!!!
- 12/11/2024 at 4:17 PM #237682
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  GameForAnyFuss
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  With this news, how many posters do you think just backed away from the ledge?
  - 12/11/2024 at 9:26 PM #237712
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    cj13
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    I wouldn’t say I was on the ledge, but the odds of this commit happening was so high that if one were on the ledge they should not take any steps back. If we somehow missed Dampier then it would mean it’s time to jump lol
- 12/11/2024 at 4:19 PM #237683
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  EagleMountainUte
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  Wonder what his deal is.
  
  I also hope we land Eli Sanders.
  - 12/11/2024 at 9:37 PM #237714
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    Ute Dub
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    He’d be good, but he’s not the prize.
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      UteThunder
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      Who is?
- 12/11/2024 at 4:19 PM #237684
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  The Miami Ute
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  Talk to me once football season starts. In the new environment, Dampier could have a great spring camp, be offered by another school, and be gone before he ever even played one game for Utah.
  - 12/11/2024 at 4:34 PM #237687
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    Tednab
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    Great .. just need 6 more
    - 12/11/2024 at 4:42 PM #237689
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      The Miami Ute
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      One of the problems with the current system is that there aren’t any real contractual obligations. Dampier could sign with Utah, start pocketing NIL payments, and then jet on April 25 having done absolutely nothing for the Utes. Damien Martinez waited until he received his last $100K NIL check from Oregon State and then immediately transferred for a much bigger paycheck at the University of Miami. You think that he didn’t know that he was going to transfer until the very end or did he wait just so that he could get paid?
      - 12/11/2024 at 4:58 PM #237691
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        stbone
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        There is no reason why the collective couldn’t have a contract. It would require organization to do. But there is no reason why we couldn’t be including such language in the contracts right now.
        
        12/11/2024 at 5:39 PM #237700
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        Rick Walker
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        NIL Contracts like that are illegal right now in Utah but it’s supposed to change starting in 2025 I believe
        
        12/11/2024 at 6:08 PM #237704
        
        stbone
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        Do you know which law that is? I hadn’t heard of it.
        
        12/11/2024 at 9:26 PM #237713
        
        Rick Walker
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        I don’t know formally what law it is. I think it’s called the Utah name image and likeness act (or along those lines). Basically it says it’s illegal to do pay for play in Utah so until that’s changed donors can’t make these contracts conditional on the athletes performance. This is supposed to, and needs to change soon.
        
        12/11/2024 at 10:05 PM #237715
        
        stbone
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        I don’t think the state law does that.
        
        https://le.utah.gov/~2024/bills/static/HB0202.html
        
        The NCAA might argue that there is a violation of their rules “NIL activities may not be used to compensate an athlete for athletics participation or achievement (i.e., pay-for-play).” But, that argument would ring hollow as NIL agreements are exactly pay-to-play.
        
        https://www.ncaa.org/sports/2021/7/9/name-image-likeness.aspx#:~:text=NCAA%20rules%20allow%20athletes%20to,the%20process%20of%20developing%20policies
        
        12/11/2024 at 10:42 PM #237716
        
        Rick Walker
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        Very much could be. Someone I know who’s more involved with the collective explained it to me and I could have wrongly assumed it was a state law and not an ncaa one just because I know other schools are doing it (like Pitt) but the Crimson Collective hasn’t yet.
- 12/11/2024 at 4:52 PM #237690
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  Tony (admin)
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  2 inches shorter than Wilson.
  - 12/11/2024 at 5:08 PM #237693
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    chinngiskhaan
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    2 inches shorter than Wilson’s listed height
  - 12/11/2024 at 5:19 PM #237694
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    beaslad
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    Wait. Really? How is that even possible? Is our next offer to Danny Devito?
    - 12/11/2024 at 5:49 PM #237701
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      Tony (admin)
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      Joe Pesci actually. Much tougher. 😂😂😂😂
      - 12/11/2024 at 5:56 PM #237702
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        Tednab
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        Careless .. dude balls better than the cup cake IW
        
        12/11/2024 at 6:26 PM #237706
        
        Anfernee
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        No one on here actually watches his film and what opponents have said.
- 12/11/2024 at 8:38 PM #237710
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  Red Rhino
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  Just watched several game highlights. He is incredibly elusive and will be very hard to sack. Even Auburn couldn’t bring him down with their SEC speed. He has amazing ability to extend plays and will probably require a rover from the opposing team to always have to spy him. He also has pretty good touch on the ball. He is electric and should be fun to watch no matter what our record is next year.
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